June 1 DVD roundup

This week’s new (rebooted) releases: “Alice in Wonderland” (the Tim Burton version), “The Wolfman.” BD reissues: “Bad Boys,” “War of the Worlds.” Three NFL sets. Several BBC and other British TV shows.

Usual rules apply: synopses are taken from the press releases, snarky commentary is extra, and preview links go to Apple.com. And just in case you were wondering, the DVD prices are the listed retail prices. You can get them cheaper if you buy at discount stores or online.

Tim Burton’s reboot of the Lewis Carroll classic has a teenaged Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returning to the Rabbit Hole to discover her true destiny. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway is the White Queen, Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Queen and Michael Sheen is the White Rabbit. All I know about it at this point is that the characters look even freakier in live action than they did in the original Disney cartoon. Have to watch it this weekend. Extras: three featurettes. BD adds nine more.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume 7

Cartoon Network, 127 minutes, $29.98

Seventh season of the Adult Swim cartoon series featuring three human-sized food products “looking for acceptance, friendship and yes, even love, in the wilds of New Jersey.” I’m not making that up. That’s straight from the press release. Includes the live-action episode featuring T-Pain as Frylock, Jon Benjamin as Master Shake and Dave Long Jr. as Carl. Guess Meatwad didn’t get a live character. Extras: five featurettes.

Bad Boys

Sony, 119 minutes, R, $24.95 (BD debut)

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are two Miami detectives who make a big heroin bust, only to find that it’s been stolen from the impound. When their only witness and friend (Tea Leoni) is kidnapped, it becomes personal. Widely regarded as one of Michael (everything gets blowed up real good) Bay’s better films. Extras: commentary, documentary, three music videos, BD-Live movieIQ+sync.

The Cleaner: The Final Season

CBS Video, 585 minutes, 4 discs, $36.98

Benjamin Bratt is recovering addict William Banks, who helps others get clean by any means necessary. Extras: deleted scenes, commentary, two featurettes, gag reel. Also part of the Complete Series box set, $89.98. (Something of a misnomer, as there were only two seasons.)

Drop Dead Diva: Season One

Sony, 567 minutes, $39.95

Lifetime TV series has vapid model Brooke Elliott dying in a car accident, then being sent back to inhabit the body of a plus-sized attorney. Bummer! Also stars Margaret Cho as her assistant, with guest spots by Rosie O’Donnell, Paula Abdul, Liza Minelli, Sharon Lawrence, Kathy Najimy, Delta Burke and Nia Vardalos. Extras: deleted scenes, four short films, eight featurettes.

The Eastwood Factor: Extended Version

Warner Bros., 90 minutes, $14.97

Documentary on actor/writer/director/producer Clint Eastwood, starting from his early days as an extra on shows like “Maverick;” his “Dirty Harry” days; his directorial efforts and culminating in the recently released “Invictus.” Narrated by Morgan Freeman and directed by Time Magazine movie reviewer Richard Schickel. Originally released as part of the “35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros.” box set. Those who bought the box set can trade up from the original 22-minute version for free by going to www.wbshop.com/Eastwood. No extras listed.

Sixth set of immensely popular mystery series with Michael Kitchen as a police investigator in a British coastal town in the aftermath of World War II. Includes “The Russian House,” “Killing Time” and “The Hide.” No extras listed.

Hope Springs

Acorn Media, 451 minutes, 8 episodes, 3 discs, $49.99

Four ladies have done their time in prison; now they just want to escape to Barbados with 3 million pounds stolen from one of their gangster husbands. But a passport mixup forces them to lie low in a remote Scottish Highlands village with plenty of intrigue on its own. Extras: bio of star Alex Kingston, photo gallery.

Life

BBC Video/Warner Bros., 440 minutes, 10 episodes, 4 discs

DVD: $59.98

BD: $69.99

BBC series examines “the lengths living beings go to stay alive.” The British version is narrated by Sir David Attenborough; Oprah Winfrey narrates the American (Discovery Channel) version. Be sure that you know which one you’re getting. Extras: 10 video diaries, making-of documentary.

Third season of the classic TV show about a talking horse. Extra: audio interview with star Alan Young.

NFL New York Jets: Best Games of 2009 Season

Warner Bros., 3 games, 3 discs, $26.95

Three of the Jets’ most impressive wins during the 2009 season: Week 2 vs. the New England Patriots; AFC Wild Card vs. the Cincinnati Bengals; and AFC Divisional Playoff over the San Diego Chargers. No extras listed.

NFL Run for the Championship: The 2009 Season in Review

Warner Bros., $19.98

Season retrospective covering the 2009 season leading from opening day to the Super Bowl. I just hope they don’t spend too much time on the collapse of my team, the Denver Broncos. How in the hell do you start 6-0 and finish 8-8?! Well, not that I dwell on that… Extras: four featurettes.

Four-disc set with the network broadcasts of four games: the Week 13 comeback over the Washington Redskins; the playoff wins over the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings; and the defeat of the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. No extras listed.

Stone Cold Steve Austin (of pro wrestling fame) takes the lead role as a man with no name, no memory and nothing left to lose. He’s been targeted by both the FBI and the Russian mob. Ass-kicking ensues. Extras: behind-the-scenes featurette.

The Three Stooges Collection: Volume Eight (1955-1959)

Sony, 380 minutes, 32 episodes, 3 discs, $24.96

Eighth collection of Stooges shorts stars both Shemp Howard and Joe Besser, who replaced him after Shemp’s death in 1955. No extras listed.

Undisputed III: Redemption

Warner Bros., 101 minutes, R

DVD: $28.98

BD/DVD combo with digital copy: $35.99

Scott Adkins returns as Boyka, a spin-kicking fighter who has been selected as one of eight max security prison fighters who will compete to the death. The payday is freedom for the winner. Boyka knows they won’t release the winner, so he makes his own plans to bring down the syndicate. Of course, if he succeeds, there won’t be an “Undisputed IV,” but I digress… No extras listed.

War of the Worlds

Dreamworks/Paramount, 116 minutes, PG-13, $29.99 (BD debut)

Steven Spielberg’s interpretation of the H.G. Wells classic about a Martian invasion. Tom Cruise is an Everyman trying to keep himself and his two estranged children out of the path of the invaders. I found the film rather disquieting when I saw it in the theaters; it’s a grim film, not a thriller. Extras: nine featurettes, photo gallery (they’re likely to be the same as those on the 2-disc version released in 2005).

We’ll Meet Again

Acorn Media, 679 minutes, 13 episodes, 4 discs, $59.99

Susannah York is a married Englishwoman who has an affair with an American airman (Michael J. Shannon) during World War II. That’s hard to hide in a small English town. No extras listed.

Wild Things: Foursome

Sony, 92 minutes, not rated

DVD: $24.96

BD: $30.95

Fourth film in the sex-soaked series has a police detective (John Schneider) investigating the death of a hotel magnate in a speed boat accident; something his hard-partying son might have had a part in. Extras: BD has BD-Live capacity, though why you’d want to advertise to everyone that you have this disc is beyond me.

Benicio Del Toro is lured back to the family estate when his brother is savagely murdered by a beast. He has to deal with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), his brother’s fiancée (Emily Blunt) and a Scotland Yard inspector (Hugo Weaving). Then he gets bitten himself. Attempted reboot of one of Universal’s great horror classic fell flat with most critics and audiences, despite the stellar cast. Extras: deleted scenes, alternate endings, four featurettes.